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Who flew the aircraft that went faster than the speed of sound?
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Captain Charles Yeager, flew the aircraft that was faster than sound.
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How did the Concorde speed compare with the speed of sound?
The Concorde flew at Mach 2. This means it flew two times more than the speed of sound. It was the fastest passenger aircraft ever built.
Who was the first pilot to fly aircraft faster then the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager flew at Mach 1.07 at Muroc Army Air Field on October 14, 1947.
Conconde flies faster than the speed of light?
No. The Concorde flew faster than the speed of sound. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light.
What is the name of the passenger airplane that fly's faster than the speed of sound?
Concorde, which is now retired, was the only commercial airliner that flew faster than the speed of sound.
What former commercial airplane flew faster than sound and how fast was it?
the Russian Concorde flew at a top speed of 1,490 mph
Can you go back in time if you flew around the world in concord?
The Concord only broke the SOUND barrier, as do many aircraft still flying today, which has no effect on Time. To break a TIME barrier (in theory anyway) you have to travel faster than the speed of light.
How fast can an airplane fly today?
Passenger airplanes fly at a speed ranging from 600 to 980 kph. Military aircrafts fly faster. The fastest military aircraft was the SR-71. It flew at a speed of Mach 3.5.
What former commercial airplane flew faster than sound?
The concord.
What kind of airplane did Jacqueline Cochran fly to become the first female pilot to travel at twice the speed of sound?
Jacqueline Cochran flew an F-86 Sabre fighter plane in 1953-becoming the first woman to fly faster than sound. She outdid herself in 1964 when she flew faster than twice the speed of sound. In total, it is believed that Cochran set more than 200 records during her career.
Has any one gone faster than the speed of sound?
Plenty of people have gone faster than the speed of sound by now. All astrounauts, most fighter pilots, all passengers who ever flew on the Concorde. One guy jumping from a balloon. One or two drivers of jet/rocket cars.
What was the name of the plane that was in the first flight faster than the speed of sound?
On October 14th, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first man to fly at Mach-1 (the speed of sound). He flew the Bell X-1 at a speed of approximately 350 Meters per second. Yeager's personal best speed was Mach-2.44 (almost 2 and a half times the speed of sound).
What is the fastest Aircraft and How fast is it?
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. It flew a top speed of 1,807 mph.
